This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and
use of the Service Pack. It is strongly recommended that you read the entire
document before you apply the Service Pack to your product. For reference,
you should save this document to your hard drive or print a copy.

Information for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users

When you apply this Service Pack while running AutoCAD Electrical, it is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, close AutoCAD Electrical manually, and press "Ignore" at the prompt. It is also recommended that you reboot your system after installing the Service Pack.

Primary Issues Resolved by This Service Pack

Note: AutoCAD Electrical 2012 Service Pack 1 includes the AutoCAD 2012 Service Pack 1. For issues resolved by the AutoCAD 2012 Service Pack 1, please see the appropriate Service Pack readme located on the Autodesk support web site

General Installation Information

As you prepare to install this Service Pack, keep the following in mind:

Back Up Custom Files

It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this Service Pack.

Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be
prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this Service Pack, you must have
administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

Network Deployment

Administrators can deploy this Service Pack
over a network using the Deployment Wizard.

About Your Product

After you install the Service Pack, updated product information displays in the About dialog box.

Reboot

After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.

You can use InfoCenter to apply this Service Pack through your local network. Detailed instructions on how to set up patching through your
local network are listed in the InfoCenter tab of the CAD Manager Control Utility Help.

Note: You can install the CAD Manager Control Utility from the
product installation media. Select Install Tools and Utilities and then select Autodesk CAD Manager Tools.

The following distribution method applies only to administrative images
created with the Deployment Wizard. After you complete these procedures, subsequent deployments of your product will include this Service Pack.

In all cases, append this Service Pack to the deployment. The only time it is appropriate to merge an Service Pack is if you intend to distribute the deployment through a group policy object.

The patch (Service Pack) file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below.

From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the Service Pack EXE
file to your local computer.

On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information and click OK.

<local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e
<local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp

Insert the Autodesk media and launch setup.exe.

Select Create Deployments. Click Next.

On the Begin Deployment page, in the Specify the Deployment Location box, enter the shared network location where you would like to create an administrative image, or click Browse to find a location. Users install the product from this location.

In the Specify a Deployment Name box, enter the name for your deployment.

Continue through the Deployment wizard, open and configure the deployment in the product configuration page, click Add to find the Service Pack extracted in Step 2. Notice that the Service Pack has been added in the Include Service Pack(s) from local drive or local network box. Close and return to the product list.

Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the Service Pack deployment.

Note: This Service Pack cannot be uninstalled when the product is installed from a deployment (also called an administrative image)
with a merged Service Pack. During uninstalling, you will be prompted for the original installation media or a network image.